Lattice tower 1216764 — Empire, NV

At 17 m, structure 1216764 is about half of the 31 m average across the 219 structures registered in Washoe County. It is about half of the Nevada average of 35 m across 1,605 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 23% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 16 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 17 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,223 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,239 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Empire in Washoe County, Nevada, at coordinates 40.57928, -119.34597, with the site address filed as "506 B STREET". Washoe County has 219 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 17 Nevada counties with registrations, and 119 of them are marked constructed. Nevada as a whole has 1,605 registrations, the 36th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Gerlach, NV · 1320312, a lattice tower at 68 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1216764 on Sep 15, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 928 in Nevada.

The FCC record lists Nevada Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Nevada of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001552173. Across the registry it holds 15 structure registrations, including 15 in Nevada. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (5 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2018-AWP-15266-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".